News List

  • Roe Statement on the 40th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade
    Jan 22, 2013  - WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) released the following statement on the 40th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade: “Life is the most precious gift given to us. As an OB/GYN I had the unique privilege of delivering over five thousand children into this world. I have born witness to one of ... More
  • Roe Joins Black, Other House Members to Introduce Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
    Jan 8, 2013  - WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) released the following statement on H.R. 217, legislation he cosponsored to ensure that Title X family planning grants are used for their intended purpose and are prohibited from being used by organizations that provide abortions: “As an OB/GYN tha... More
  • Americans OPPOSE Taxpayer Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
    Sep 1, 2010  - Media reports have indicated that Democrats may bring legislation to the Floor that allows taxpayer funds to be used to conduct embryonic stem cell research - that is research on stem cell lines derived from the destruction of a human embryo. This issue has resurfaced in the wake of a district court... More
  • Roe Statement on New Abortion Regulation
    Jul 29, 2010  - WASHINGTON, DC – In a recent op-ed in The Hill, U.S. Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-1) shed light on how the Obama Administration had approved several states’ plans for high risk pools that include coverage for taxpayer-funded abortions under the new national government-run health care program. Toda... More
  • The President’s Executive Order on Taxpayer-Funded Abortions – Not Worth the Paper it was Secretly Written on
    Jul 14, 2010  - In his own words, President Obama pledged that under his health care plan “no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place.” This was all part of an 11th hour deal to round up enough votes to get the bill passed. The last-minute deal was a promise ... More
  • Pro-Life Roe Fights for the Rights of the Unborn
    Jan 20, 2010  - WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-1), Member of the Pro-Life Caucus, will participate and speak at the 37th Annual March for Life attended by thousands of people from around the country – many of whom have come to Washington every year since 1973, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled... More
  • Halt the Misguided Approach, Enact Transparency & Actualize Sensible Change
    Jan 20, 2010  - “I think you could make a pretty good argument that health care might be dead.” - Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) This is what Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner said in response to the results in Massachusetts Tuesday night. What happened in Massachusetts does not have to kill health care reform – bu... More
  • Laws Should Be Consistent With Our Science & the Government Should Protect the Innocent
    Nov 18, 2009  - One of the more disturbing aspects of the health care reform overhaul being pushed right now is its potential impact on the rights of the unborn. As an obstetrician and gynecologist who delivered almost 5,000 babies, I strongly support the sanctity of life. As the Representative of this district, I ... More
  • The Ag Minute: H.R. 3962 Does Not Reform Health Care
    Nov 10, 2009  - WASHINGTON – This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Phil Roe, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, highlights the flaws in H.R. 3962, the health care bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed on Saturday, 220-215. Rep. Roe ran a medical practice in Tennessee for more than t... More
  • Roe Strongly Supports the Pitts/Stupak Amendment
    Nov 7, 2009  - WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-1) issued the following statement in support of an amendment offered by Representatives Joseph Pitts (R-PA) and Bart Stupak (D-MI) that would prohibit federal funding of abortions under H.R. 3962 – Democrats health care plan: “I strongly support t... More